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By Jeanne Starmack
A new financial-recovery plan would call for an all-volunteer fire department and would ask voters for 5 mills in new taxes for the general fund.
Finance Director Sherman Miles said Monday that he, the council and the mayor all worked on the plan. Council is expected to vote on it Wednesday. It is to be presented to a state commission that oversees the city's finances Monday.
The commission oversees the city because it is in fiscal emergency. The plan must include a five-year forecast that shows black ink, rather than red.
Miles said the crossover to an all-volunteer fire department would occur gradually, with firefighters now on staff being allowed to keep their jobs until retirement. The fire chief's position would still be full time.
Miles said the move would help to lower home-owners' insurance rates. Rates are affected by the city's Insurance Services Office rating, which is dropping in June from a 6 to a 10 on a scale of one to 10. The ISO sent the city a letter in January indicating the rating will drop because the city can't assure four firefighters at a fire scene.
If the recovery plan passes, the city will ask voters in November for 5 mills in new taxes. Of that, 31/2 mills would generate $245,000 for the general fund, and 1.5 mills would generate $105,000 for street paving.
The plan also includes efforts to collect delinquent income tax and boost revenue in the water department by charging according to meter size and buying transmitters to detect theft.
It calls for renegotiating a garbage contract and leasing a catch basin-street sweeper instead of subcontracting with two companies to do the work. It calls for replacing full-time positions with part-time where possible for employees who leave after July 1.
The plan also calls for assessing landlords a registration fee of $100 per unit per year.
It calls for a traffic-camera program to increase money collected from speeders, and assesses grass-cutting fees when the city has to step in and mow a property.
The city will explore options to reduce health-care benefits. I
f the levy fails in November, the city will assess $3 to $4 a month on each water bill to pay for street lights. That fee will generate $120,000 a year.
The plan is designed to increase the general fund by $208,000 this year and by $571,000 starting in 2011.
If the levy fails, and it will, council is going to impose a 3-4 dollar fee on your water bill to pay of street lights.
With the city income tax, and now this new tax, the city will drive out the rest of the working people that live there.
Why isn't council and the mayor going after the unions to pay more for their health care? The city employees should pay at least 10 % of their health care instead of the 3 % they pay now!!!
also, why didn't the mayor and council include in the 5 year plan to get rid of health care benefits for all part time employees, including the mayor and council? This alone would save the city around 75,000 dollars a year if not more.
but then again to would be taking money out of their own pockets it they had to pay for it themselves.
It has been stated in previous posts that the city has a 3 million dollar carry-over and a projected carry-over for this year. If this is true, why then is a levy needed? If council keeps increasing the tax burden, more homeowners will leave the city. Does council still want to eliminate the police department and bring in the sheriff's department? I don't believe a levy will pass. The citizens are fed up with this administration. I don't understand why the state commission is here if the city has a large surplus. I hope that someone on this post will explain it to me and others who are asking the same question.
mrblue, its not the council wanting the levy its the mayor.
It is One council member from the 2nd ward who is pushing for the extra fee on water bills for the street lights.
The sewer jet truck the mayor wants, he already hired the one water/street dept. workers son instead of getting one at ZERO cost from Ceta which now is also costing the city, he hired back a fireman. After being told by the commission the money was not there.
Now explain to me this.....if we are running short of money why would you hire more employees, buy a equipment, then put it on the ballot for the citizens to foot the bill?
Did the mayor take into consideration it cost alot more money to purchase the equipment than lease it? You have maintenance, insurance, if anything breaks you are responsible for fixing it etc.?
How many sewers were fixed when the current truck we have was operational? How many sewers have been done this year with the added employee?
And it is also being rumored he wants to hire a part time Street Dept. Supervisor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are roughly 100 homes for sale in the city and it will get worse. Tax and spend, or in this case, spend and tax is not the answer. Major cuts have to be made if the city is to survive. It won't be popular but benefits, hours, etc. have to be cut. Cities all over the country are doing it in order to try and survive, Campbell is no different. A levy will not pass. Lets go Mayor, get with council and do what needs done.
Who in their right mind would work as a 'volunteer' in Campbell?
How about all of the employee's taking two unpaid days off a month like all of the county workers do to save money. The employee's that are off, can be replaced by part-time employee's, thus saving the city a lot of money in wages.
Forget it, that means the employee's will have to give something back.
I will not vote for another levy..no way no how..esp. hearing now he hired someone else..I will leave my home and walk away if i can't sell it..i'm sick of this BS.
and now that i think of it..do they drug test before they hire? and do the full time employees get random drug testing?
To all I agree with this feeling about the levy. The only reason why I would think of voting for it is because the last thing the mayor wanted to do was impose a tax, which tells me how important it is.
However if it is not passed council and shermin miles wants to eliminate the entire police department (immediatley), fire department (by attrition) and impose the street light fee. The mayor is only suggesting it because of this reason.
I know he is beside himself, he has looked into the health benefits which there is a program called an HRA, or even adding a deductable on the current plan, he has asked all elected officials give up their benefits and pay for the 5 yrs, he has asked for many different things that the surrounding cities are doing and yet council and shermin miles has refused. He has looked at shutting down city hall one extra day every week, or one day every 2 weeks, or even one day once a month however council and mr miles keep saying that the police and fire have to be eliminated if this levy fails.
This has nothing to do with the recalled firefighter, or the fact that he is getting a person to supervise the street department for FREE because this person already works for the city, or even because he took his benefits. If he eliminated his benefits, to offset his secretary, and laid off the firefighter it would only save about 56k annually.
FYI about the Levy, The schools have been decreased from a 14 to a 12 mill levy, the mayor wants to pick up their 2 mills and add a 3 mill making it a total of 5 mills. or half a penny.
Next it is not just the mayor every council person has their name on the paper. So if was just the mayor why are all of their names on it. After I give it more thought it would only raise my property tax by $270.00 more per year on a 90k home and for police and fire protection I will happily pay it.
As for the equipment what equipment, the city spends 6k a year to pay another company to cut the grass in the city. The piece of equipment he bought was only $2400.00 making up a savings of $3600.00 every thing else council sub out and cost the city 72k.
As for the one additional street department employee working for the city part time during the spring and summer only, there is a fund called storm water which the money is given to the city from the county for rebuilding, fixing, cleaning so the sewers do not flood. So the money has to be spent only on the sewers it is a 2 man job to maintain and rebuild and if they are not rebuilt your house may flood. You tell me what you think is important or not.
Mr. Blue
There was a total of 3.3 million dollar carry over that includes the 750k in the general, someone in a previous post said 600k, the actual is about 750k.
The mayor has gone to the treasurer and to other higher officials to try to find out why we are in fiscal emergency. The Mayor says the answer is always the same, they are not sure? The mayor feels we should not be in fiscal emergency and also so do these officials he talks with but for some reason Paul Marshal says we are and should be.
The only reason why the mayor is even supporting the levy is because council and mr miles want to eliminate the police and fire departments. If this levy dosnt pass the police will be gone as of december the way mr miles is talking.
Did anyone know the city pays almost 40k a year to have Paul Marshal oversee the cities finances and tell us we are broke.
Please stop picking on the mayor about the fire fighter, the mayor only did it because he does believe saftey is the number one priority.
Did you know that before the mayor recalled that guy we only had one fireman on duty for a shift which is 24hrs. To some of you who dont understand this that fireman is not allowed to enter you house by himself, so if you home was on fire and you were stuck upstairs the fireman could not come in and get you out or help you other then spray water. The law requires 1 in and 1 out on a fire scene, now with the other guy there you have 2 per shift the way the schedule was done.
Next it was a step to also help your insurance rating decrease for your home owners.
Council and Jack ignored this warning from ISO and now everyones home owners insurance is going to go up 50% to 100%. Mayor Krinos had nothing to do with this council and Jack Dill have been being warned since 2006 that this would happen if they didnt staff the fire department and fix the trucks properly. For those of you who read this and your rates havent gone up, even if you call you agent they dont know the amount until you renew.
Let me see, pay double the home owner insurance cose and loose the police and fire department, or pay 270.00 per year and get my home owners insurance decreased and get police and fire protection. I will be happy to pay the 5 mill levy even more that I think about it.
FYI the city still pays for the CETA kids. Its a summer job program.
Besides if the levy passes all the streets get repaved next year. That to me is worth the 270.00 I will have to pay just in wear and tear on my car.
CMHS if the Mayor really cared about this city he wouldn't of had a platform of promises he didn't know he could keep.
He said no new taxes well when you want to do all this hiring and buying this and that of course now you have to find the money to pay for it.
by hiring 1 fireman did not help the ISO it made no difference, the fire trucks were not getting the required testing either that ISO requires so your saying council and Dill should of been doing it? Oh and along with the manditory training every fire fighter HAS to have periodically as well the mayor and council should of been doing? And by the way if he had WAITED somewhere between a few days to a few weeks he could of brought in as MANY VOLUNTEER Fireman his little heart desired and wouldn't of had to bring the one back! Yeah he's thinking of my safety riiiight?
How much higher can you go up the chain about the financial emergency? Paul Marshall isn't the states auditor there are 1 or 2 other persons on the comminssion that does that not Mr. Marshall. I guess your not as informed as you think!
Eliminate the fire dept! We're better off give them 30 and out. which is exactly what Mayor Dill was going to do. And if everyone remembers it wasn't that many years ago there was a levy STRICTLY for the streets it was voted DOWN!
On your grass cutting comment since when did the street dept. employee start working for another company to cut grass???? Its Mike that does it! GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!
I can say honestly most people I've spoke to are saying the same thing we will NOT vote for a levy
Looks like the mayor is scared to make the tough decisions. He needs to quit being scared and go ahead and do away with the police and fire. Let the sheriff come in and go volunteer with the fire dept just like other smaller towns do. I don't want to see anyone lose their job as I am sure alot of people don't want to see. But the mayor, that cmhs68, and most of the Greeks in Campbell think is God created half this mess. Council and Dill had the city's head above water then "Krynos" came in with all his crazy ideas and over-spending to sink it. So now everyone has to suffer. SO its either make the tough decisons now or say goodbye to Campbell. Now the police dept has to suffer and we have to let the sheriff come in; they can do a good job. And maybe this will eliminate some of the corruption in the city. What are some of the Greeks afraid maybe now they might get a ticket instead of a verbal warning if the sheriff comes in? Hey, here is an idea and I know some people are going to say "Oh, you're going against the Greeks!" and I am not because I am one myself, have plenty that I am friends with. But has anyone looked in the paper when tax time comes around and seen all the Greeks that haven't paid their property tax? Why doesn't the city go after them for all their back taxes. I am sure alot of that would add up. And maybe you could pay to pave the streets and keep the street lights on with that money. And the mayor wants to put a levy on the ballot? LOL!! Is he crazy?! That will never pass!!! CMHS68, the more I read things from you, it sounds like you know alot about the mayor and why are you worried about the sherriff coming in and taking over the police dept? I just saw on the news there are about 100 sheriffs about to get laid off. I am sure alot of them would gladly come and patrol our streets. Nothing against the police we have, most of them do a good job. I am being hypothetical, and maybe the police we have should look at cutting their gas budget. I have been told by people that I know that live in the city that they have patrol the police chief's house every hour. What is up with that? Does anyone know why they have to do this? I never heard of anything like this in other cities. I know Youngstown's old police chief moved really really close to Campbell and he didn't have extra patrols at his house. And why doesn't the mayor, instead of worrying about levy's, worry about bringing businesses to the city and jobs. I dont want to hear from you, CMHS68, because I have read other blogs you wrote that there are some coming 5 or 500 years from now well so is Christmas. The city needs jobs or business. Now the city has to look at making the city more livable and think of ways for people to stay and not vacate the city. They should be focusing on ways to better whats is already in the city. It seems as though the city has become more of a township than existing as a city.
LOL...Mike Troy and Gary make up the street department in a nut shell THEY do more work than the one that works for both the street and the water
You want to jump on Mike about the grass? Why don't you get away from your computer screen and go ask the mayor when Mike got the cutter for the tractor to do the cutting? And while your at it why don't you go after Juan and his son about standing around with their hands in their pockets watching the contractors up on struthers liberty (who were actually earning their pay) acting like they are state supervisors? I'm sure their hands would fit a weed wacker.
I have never seen either of those two do much of anything unless it involved sitting on their duffs! Again how many sewers have gotten done since he got his "helper" And please don't insult my intelligence by saying it was raining and they couldn't. Remember they were watching the contractors doing their job while it was raining
And one final thought....I think I may have figured out what CMHS stands for...Campbell Mayors Hysterical Secretary??????
Billybob21..... Amen Brother!!!!!!! You have said what a I have been hearing from quite a few fellow citizens. But no one wanted to say it out loud and in a public forum
The mayor wants to hire a street dept supervisor....once again more and more unnecessary spending. Georgy georgey georgey when are you going to cut that unneccesary spending out? You never learn! And I don't know much about the street dept., but from what I heard, Mike, Gary, and Troy are the only men on the street dept that do some work. So why not just promote one of them to supervisor? And from what campbellcitizen says, if it is true and Juan and his son like standing around, have one of them take the spot of whomever gets promoted. And someone answer this for me: how do a father and son get to work together in the same truck anyway? Sounds like everyone is drinking that corruption water in Campbell. And LOL, since you like giving orders to cut grass, why don't you get out there and cut some grass? Or are you one of those Campbell citizens that has someone else cut their grass for them?
Let's see go to a volunteer fire department what a joke!! Look at the big almighty Poland they have a all volunteer department and they can't even ensure that someone will show up at a fire and most of their manpower is young children or very old out of shape men. I have heard recently that they have had to let a convicted child abuser volunteer this is what Campbell needs all of the convicted low life thugs can become volunteer firemen.
first of all..I don't think any dept. employee should have their child working with them or for the city for that matter..and I see nothing wrong with the citizens stepping up and mowing a vacant house lawn thats next to them or down the street..we no how short handed the city is..step up and help out. I do have a problem with watching our city workers standing around or riding around.
I don't think one person has said Krinos did the total damage to this city..but he is not helping by spending, if he wants council to give up their bennies..then maybe HE should give his up first!!!! be a freakin leader!
As for the Mayors proposed Street Dept. Supervisor costing the city an extra 3 grand, Just take the extra $1 an hour that Miranda is paid to run the backhoe for the water department, that he is no longer needed to do because the water dept. has their own operator now, give it to Gary, Mike or Troy to be supervisor. Problem solved with no extra spending! See this isn't rocket science it's common sense!
campbellcitizen thats to easy lol..the mayor has favors to pay back :)
Lookagain, do some research before you open your mouth. Poland has one of the biggest, finest departments around and do have men with years of experience. For being a volunteer fire department, have one of the most fast response time in the area. And, mind you, is on 224 so every firefighter has to deal with hectic heavy traffic. And to be a firefighter, one has to pass a drug test as well as an FBI background check. So would you rather have someone who wants to be a volunteer and be there to put your burning house or no one at all? Campbellcitizen, that would make too much sense and the mayor would have to break some of those campaign promises he made.
Poland has a good fire department, but they are not volunteer, they get paid per call. That being said Campbell fire department is a good department who else in the state would respond to a call with 1 man on duty. The City is violating OSHA,& NFPA regulations every time that happens . The City should look back to the days when the fire department had full-timers work the station and aux. fireman responding straight to the call. Pay them $8-$10 bucks an hour they help out at the call & then go home when there done. As far as some of the comments on this board go to a council meeting and voice your concerns.
momof4 you may want to check out their web page they are 100% volunteer here is the web page for your convienence. They do recieve a small compensation for responding to fire calls but it is a lot cheaper than a paid FD
Volunteer means no compensation at all.. So campbellcitizen why don't you go down to the fire department and put in an application to be a volunteer
momof4... I was seriously going to put in my app. but after listening to what Horvath and rosile had to say there is absolutly no way I would ever want to work beside them anywhere! With thier statements, they are pretty much so saying that volunteer fireman are incompetent, and not dedicated! I guess they forget Coitsville FD is their backup at fires. And I can say that whenever coitsville is dispatched you can hear their sirens at the same time you hear campbells so dont say that they are slow responding, The two above mentioned fireman were arrogant and prudish with their statements about volunteers. Shame on them!
LOL....Got one thing to say about your post Belleria burnt to the ground for god sakes they could of strung their hoses across the street to put that out.
And the fact of the matter is the volunteer fireman actually do more of the manditory training sessions than Campbells paid fireman. Whats up with that!
Campbell FD motto...we haven't lost a basement yet! And we pick and chose what non fire calls they want to respond to. So if you live anywhere near the jets and your having chest pains Campbell FD wont show up they'll say they dont do that. But if you live up near Struthers Liberty your safe they'll come help you!
Lets talk dedication...from what I have heard over the years, Horvath wont even enter burning buildings he stays at the truck....he ran out of a burning building leaving another firefighter in there! Thats what you call dedication? Thats who you want responding to your house if god forbid its on fire? Dont get me wrong there are a few firefighters on Campbell that I would absolutly trust with my life if I ever needed them, that go above and beyond the call of duty. That are great examples of true Firemen.
And before all the anti council anti Miles rederic starts. We as a city, the voters, voted to go to volunteer a few years back, when Mayor Dill was in office but he chose to do it thru attrition.
MOMOF4 Poland has a great fire department is not a correct statement. There is a big chance that if no volunteer's are available that a call will go un answered until another towns fire department arrives. With a average response time of 8 to 10 minutes there is a good chance that a trapped resident in a fire will be DEAD. This department has a CONVICTED CHILD ABUSER on their ranks and they are aware of this fact. As far as damage goes as a previous poster talked about, there is a large chance that there will be a lot of damage injury or death with a average response of 8 to 10 minutes. As far as experience a few 22 year old kids with 2 years volunteering does NOT count as experience. All of these facts should scare a mom of 4.


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The melancholy western "Brokeback Mountain" continued its domination of the awards season Saturday, receiving two Independent Spirit Awards: best picture and best director, for Ang Lee.
"Brokeback" is the clear front-runner leading into Sunday's Academy Awards. The film has won the lion's share of prizes from critics organizations, including the Golden Globes for best film and best director.
Although the Independent Spirit Awards prides itself on honoring films outside the mainstream, this year's show -- held in a tent at the beach near the Santa Monica Pier -- was like an R-rated warm-up for the Oscars because 11 of the winners are also in contention for the Academy Awards.
Comedian/actress Sarah Silverman served as this year's master of ceremonies, but her salty and sexual banter was easily upstaged by director Kevin Smith, who presented the best director honor with a wind-up laced with expletives -- many involving his own wife -- that drew groans and catcalls from the audience.
Philip Seymour Hoffman was chosen best actor for his performance as author Truman Capote in "Capote." Hoffman has already won nearly every major critics award, as well as the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards.
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I thought it might be relatively easy to make a storm-proof (hurricane proof?) window for my detached garage. I envisage a picture window (non-opening window) with toughened or armored glass of some kind.
I was hoping I could buy somewhere a timber molding (no bigger than 2X2 in cross section) that is already rebated and milled. Rebated and milled for use as part of a non-opening window frame. So I would just have to cut four pieces to the exact length, miter the corners and I would have a finished frame ready for preservative treatment, mounting in place and fitting a pane of glass (or two panes?) to the wood already shaped when I bought it. I thought it would be easy to find such timber, but I have not found any. Does anyone know a supplier? Ideally in Florida or who will do mail-order in the USA. thaks in in anticipation, Henry
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In my 39n yrs in the lumber and millwork industry I have never seen or heard of something like this. Also I have doublts that a "timber molding (no bigger than 2X2 in cross section)" would be strong enough to make a "storm-proof (hurricane proof?) window". |
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(08-06-2012 01:58 AM)bigdehart64 Wrote: Cool, dont mind at all. Ill pm you address
(08-06-2012 02:32 AM)bakerman8419 Wrote: I wonder who is inside of the captain patches???
(08-06-2012 08:31 AM)choleka Wrote: Only dual that I don't understand is Blackmon/Richardson, other than the fact they are both top picks. The others are mostly together because they played college at the same place.
(08-06-2012 10:56 AM)xXWhoDaTXx Wrote: If you don't want those captain patches.... Anyways, those Rookie Reprints are pretty cool, except Mile's face scared the crap outta me
(08-06-2012 11:54 AM)englandhousehold Wrote: Yeah I'd say that's the SP Luck, congrats, I've pulled 3 of the other so that's my thought process.
(08-06-2012 12:01 PM)giantsfan Wrote: I loved the design of teh captain patches. I would assume some Giants may be hiding in there. possibly in yours lol. You should open them for us to see! I can't leave any packs unopened. You have more control then me. I liked the design on most of those. I haven't picked up any yet of Topps. Little low budgeted right now lol
(08-06-2012 12:02 PM)kct1 Wrote: Check me fro those captain's patch packs and the luck if they are for trade.
(08-06-2012 12:10 PM)Magnifico21 Wrote: What xXWhoDaTXx said, if you don't want those captain patches I would like to try my luck!
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a challenge from retailers who claim the Federal Reserve allows banks to charge businesses too much for handling debit card transactions.
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About 45 percent of Americans make New Year's resolutions – or so says the Journal of Clinical Psychology. And one of the best ways to ensure they stick? Make them public.
So, we asked a few Nashvillians in various fields – some of whom we spoke with earlier in the year – to share their resolutions, goals or intentions for both their personal lives or businesses as well as hopes they have for the city.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Ready! Set! Hut, hut: This holiday season's blitz of college football bowl games features a reshuffled roster of corporate sponsors spending millions to thrust their names in front of fans watching on TV and in the stands.
Specialty retailer Conn's Inc. will open a second store in Memphis, the second of possibly three stores the Texas-based home appliances and furnishings chain plans to open in Tennessee.
2013: The city of Memphis was preparing to take day-to-day control of the Beale Street Entertainment District with the court settlement marking the formal exit of Performa Entertainment, the developer and manager of the district since its reopening in 1983. Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. announced the Downtown Memphis Commission would run the district until a new developer and manager could be selected by the city and a future direction agreed on. The DMC continues to run the district a year later.
The Orpheum Theatre will present "A Christmas Story" Tuesday, Nov. 25, through Nov. 30 at the theater, 203 S. Main St. Visit orpheum-memphis.com or call 525-3000 for showtimes and tickets.
Chickasaw Council of the Boy Scouts of America will honor Barbara and J.R. "Pitt" Hyde with a Distinguished Citizens Award at a ceremony Monday, Nov. 24, with a reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Visit chickasaw.org/distinguishedcitizensawarddinner for tickets and more information.
The Metal Museum will hold its annual holiday show and sale Saturday, Nov. 22, through Jan. 4 at 374 Metal Museum Drive. Items including jewelry, unique housewares, fire grates, floral sculptures and more will be featured in the museum store. Visit metalmuseum.org.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is holding the "St. Jude Give thanks. Walk." Saturday, Nov. 22, at Carriage Crossing, 4674 Merchants Park Circle in Collierville. The walk begins at 9 a.m., with check-in starting at 7 a.m.
It was about four years ago that a group of Memphians flew to Omaha, Neb., to talk with Union Pacific railroad executives about building a bicycle and pedestrian boardwalk on the northern side of the Harahan Railroad Bridge across the Mississippi River.
NEW YORK (AP) – Plan on paying in stores with your shiny new iPhone 6? Not so fast.
Retailer resistance to Apple Pay had been expected because Apple hasn't offered incentives to install pricey point-of-sale terminals and train staff on its new mobile payment system. But the decision to not accept Apple Pay by retailers that already have contactless terminals in the checkout line is a "skirmish" rooted in competition.
First Tennessee Bank customers soon will be able to use their First Tennessee debit or credit card from within Apple Pay, the new digital payment service from Apple.
RiverArtsFest 2014 will be held Friday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Oct. 26, in the South Main Historic Arts District. The festival will feature a juried artist market, 50 musical acts, food courts, interactive art stations and more. Admission is free on Friday and $5 on Saturday and Sunday. Visit riverartsmemphis.org for hours and more information.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Saying more must be done to stop data breaches affecting consumers, President Barack Obama announced on Friday a government plan to tighten security for the debit cards that transmit federal benefits like Social Security to millions of Americans.
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) – Apple unveiled a thinner iPad Thursday with a faster processor and a better camera as it tries to drive excitement for tablets amid slowing demand. The company also released an update to its Mac operating system and introduced a high-resolution iMac model that might appeal to heavy watchers of television over the Internet.
Just a few weeks before construction is scheduled to begin on the Big River Crossing boardwalk on the Harahan Bridge, bicycle riders will gather in West Memphis for a 100-kilometer bike ride designed to showcase what's on the other side of the bicycle and pedestrian boardwalk across the Mississippi River.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – First the chefs of a small Italian restaurant got mad at online review site Yelp. Instead of trying to get better reviews, they decided to take a different approach: get terrible ones.
The penalty for using an ATM that is not affiliated with your bank rose 5 percent over the past year.
The average fee for using an out-of-network ATM climbed to a new high of $4.35 per transaction, according to a survey released Monday by Bankrate.com. That figure includes $2.77 that banks charge non-customers and $1.58 that banks levy against their own customers for using an outside ATM.
Sardor and Gulam Umarov are used to fighting battles with seemingly long odds.
Between 2005 and 2009, the brothers waged a high-profile human rights campaign against the authoritarian government in their native Uzbekistan for the release of their father, Sanjar Umarov, a Germantown businessman thrown into prison for opposing the regime.
Triumph Bank didn't choose its new tagline, "Let's talk growth," earlier this year only because it sounded hopeful or was an ideal to strive for.
NEW YORK (AP) – Macy's plans to hire about 86,000 seasonal holiday workers nationwide to bolster its stores, call centers and distribution hubs, a 3.6 percent increase from last year.
The department store chain, which also operates Bloomingdale's, said Monday that the growth is being fueled by its expanding online business. This year, about 10,000 of the total 86,000 seasonal workers will be based in eight distribution center across the country. Last year, that figure was 7,000, the company said.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The penalty for using an ATM that is not affiliated with your bank rose 5 percent over the past year.
NEW YORK (AP) – UPS will hire up to 95,000. Kohl's plans to take on 67,000 and FedEx 50,000. Wal-Mart will add 60,000.
One after the other, a flurry of major U.S. retail and transportation companies announced sharp increases this week in the number of temporary workers they plan to hire for the holiday season. Collectively, such hiring could reach its highest point this year for stores since 1999, when the economy was roaring and the Great Recession was still eight years away.
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) – For the first time in years, Apple's iPhones weren't the star of the show. Apple unveiled a smartwatch on Tuesday, a wearable device that marks the company's first major entry in a new product category since the iPad's debut in 2010.
Overton Square has landed its first professional services tenant.
Memphis attorney William T. Maxwell Jr. is forming a new residential real estate closing company and commercial services firm and has signed a 2,500-square-foot lease at 51 N. Cooper St. in Overton Square.
The annual Evolve Bank and Trust Cooper-Young Festival returns next month.
The largest single-day festival in Memphis, now in its 27th year, will be held Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. It's hosted by the Cooper Young Business Association to make the district known both locally and nationally and to draw homeowners and merchants to the neighborhood.
MEMPHIS (AP) – Beale Street has instituted a policy that increases safety by charging visitors a new fee.
WMC-TV reports visitors arriving at midnight Saturday or later had to pay a $10 charge to get past a security checkpoint and onto the iconic street in Memphis. The station reports the special event cover charge paid for 23 extra security officers.
City engineers heard a lot of opposition Tuesday, July 29, to not only the recent changes to Riverside Drive by Tom Lee Park but also the way the city went about the conversion of the two southbound lanes to bicycle and pedestrian access only.
Mississippi merchants and shoppers are gearing up for the fifth annual back-to-school sales tax holiday.
Mississippi's sales tax holiday starts Friday, July 25, at 12:01 a.m. and ends Saturday, July 26, at midnight. For retailers, it is one of their busiest times of the year.
When Sandy Brewer and her family moved more than eight years ago from Cordova to a turn-of-the-century home just two blocks from Arlington's Depot Square, she said it felt like taking a step back in time.
A new shop local rewards program has launched in Memphis, one that brings a different approach to the efforts featuring loyalty cards and aggressive discounting that tend to be the norm.
FanBank, on the other hand, is designed to connect customers with local businesses using an approach similar to that of an airline or hotel rewards program. Participating consumers leave their information on file, and then they go about their shopping habits as normal, incrementally benefiting from the program along the way.
The National Association of Music Merchants is presenting Amro Music Stores Inc. with a Top 100 Dealer Award at the organization's annual summer music trade show in Nashville in July.
Sam Goff, a senior loan originator at Independent Bank, announced in a post to his Facebook followers last month that mortgage rates were at one point about as low as they'd been in 2014 so far.
Work on a pair of pedestrian crosswalks across Cooper Street at Monroe Avenue in the next two months could be the beginning of remedying traffic problems in Overton Square.
The crosswalks are the first crucial part in the plan that so far includes permits for residential parking on Monroe and some reserved parking in the Overton Square garage specifically for businesses in the area.
The Downtown Memphis Commission would continue to oversee day-to-day management of the Beale Street entertainment district for the rest of 2014, with a new five-to-seven member board forming later this year to oversee the hiring of a private management firm to run the district in the future.
A federal appeals court has handed a defeat to a coalition of retail groups that challenged as too high the Federal Reserve's cap on how much banks can charge businesses for handling debit card transactions.
A Knoxville-based hospitality company has closed on the purchase of the vacant Greyhound facility Downtown and will transform the property into a Hilton Garden Inn.
Turkey Creek Hospitality completed the $1.7 million purchase of the 1.3-acre property Tuesday, March 18, and will bring a 140-room Hilton Garden Inn to the heart of Downtown Memphis. Hank Martin and Elliot Embry with NAI Saig Co. represented Greyhound Lines Inc. in the transaction.
Triumph Bank is holding its annual meeting next month in a locale that's different from the traditional conference room setting where banks tend to make their yearly presentation to shareholders.
Its narrow traffic lanes are unforgiving and its storm water drain grates make driving the outside lane a perilous endeavor.
Sidewalks disappear and resume from block to block, while street crossings for pedestrians are daunting even for the most determined and fleet-footed runner who has to navigate stoplights and traffic.
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – The homemade matzo ball and beef barley soups are lost on customers walking into Rascals' NY Deli – because there just aren't very many of them.
"After it starts getting really cold and the sun goes down, the people don't want to come," said Randy Smith, manager of the restaurant in the Cincinnati suburb of Blue Ash.
It's tough enough to start a new business. Tougher still if that business is an independent restaurant. And tougher still if your vision for what it will be lives only in your imagination.
"I'm trying to make an old Memphis cafe," Kevin Keough, owner of Café Keough at 12 S. Main St., said one recent afternoon as he sipped coffee and explained his dream. "But that doesn't exist. So I had to make it up, what I think it could have looked like."
Beale Street merchants and employees are rallying to help one of their own fight a dangerous disease.
In December, Wet Willie's employee Jessica Braddy was diagnosed with advanced Hodgkin's disease, and Beale Street businesses are raising funds to help offset her medical costs.
A U.S. federal judge has approved a $7.25 billion settlement between merchants and Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over credit card transaction fees.
Retailers have been gearing up for a frenzied Black Friday, marking the beginning of the holiday shopping season, but industry experts expect a lukewarm year compared to moderate growth in 2012.
Both nationally and locally, many stores opened earlier than ever before in an attempt to capture customers before their competitors and maximize a shorter-than-usual shopping season.
Bitcoin has arrived in Memphis.
Businesses in the Memphis area and slightly beyond that are now accepting payment in the form of the new digital currency include Memphis IT Works, an information technology consultancy. The company, which provides systems management for companies of various sizes as well as offering computer safety consulting and testing, joins thousands around the country now accepting bitcoin, a number that's continuing to grow.
An affiliate of the locally owned, faith-based nonprofit Global Ministries Fellowship has filed a $2.1 million loan for the 379-unit Bent Tree Apartments in Whitehaven.
GMF-Bent Tree LLC filed the leasehold deed of trust, security agreement and assignment of leases and fixture filing Oct. 30 through Merchants Bank of Indiana.
The South Main Art Trolley Tour will be held Friday, Oct. 25, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the South Main Historic Arts District. Email email@example.com.
The settlement of the last remaining item in the bankruptcy petition of Beale Street developer Performa Entertainment hasn't gone by any of the scripts the administration of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. has written and rewritten.
Once the settlement of a lawsuit over control of Beale Street is complete, the administration of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. plans on issuing requests for firms to manage and develop the thriving entertainment district.
Of the neighborhoods in which the Mayor's Innovation Delivery Team has been working to build retail and commercial trade, none has the amount of history, turmoil, potential and perception problems found in the two blocks east and west of Mississippi Boulevard and Walker Avenue.
The Memphis City Council sent a proposed lease of Handy Park on Beale Street back to committee Tuesday, Sept. 3, for more discussion about the details.
And the council approved on the first of three readings a restoration of the city's solid waste fee to $25.05 a month. But there were conflicting explanations about which part of an overhaul of sanitation services the restoration of the fee is supposed to fund.
And the council approved on the first of three readings a restoration of the city's solid waste fee to $25.05 a month. But there were conflicting explanations about which part of an overhaul of sanitation services the restoration of the fee is supposed to be aimed at.
2012: Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell vetoed a referendum on a half-cent countywide sales tax hike and the Shelby County Commission overrode the veto putting the item to voters in the city of Memphis and the unincorporated county on the Nov. 6 ballot. Voters defeated the sales tax hike.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is hoping for a groundswell "made-in-America" movement.
6020 Shelby Oaks DriveMemphis, TN 38134Sale Amount: $2.1 million
Sale Date: Aug. 6, 2013Buyer: Champion Regional Development LLCSeller: BRE/LQ Properties LLCLoan Amount: $2.1 millionLoan Date: Aug. 7, 2013Maturity Date: N/ABorrowers: Sunny Management LLC; KNSB LLC; Jansa LLCLender: InterBankDetails: An affiliate of Oklahoma City-based Champion Hotels has paid $2.1 million for the 103-room Baymont Inn & Suites Memphis East hotel at 6020 Shelby Oaks Drive in Northeast Memphis.
A manufacturing and distribution facility at 5195 Bledsoe Road in Hickory Hill has sold for $1.8 million.
The month of July may help buoy expectations among optimistic participants in the mortgage industry that a housing recovery is taking hold in Shelby County.
Mortgage volume for the month was up almost 22 percent in July, climbing to almost $173 million last month from $142.2 million in July 2012, according to real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.
Memphis-based Triumph Bank has reached a deal to acquire the mortgage division of Merchants & Planters Bank.
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers are holding off on back-to-school shopping, and those who delay long enough might be rewarded with some steep discounts from desperate retailers.
Revenue at stores open at least a year – an industry measure of a retailer's health– rose 3.8 percent in July, the slowest pace since March, according to a preliminary tally of 10 retailers by the International Council of Shopping Centers. The figure, which excludes drugstores, was below a 5.5 percent increase in June.
With a website launch this week and a year's worth of preparation, the Downtown Memphis Commission is taking the next step in a developing awareness effort and branding campaign for the South Main Historic Arts District.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled against merchants Thursday who object to having to accept American Express debit and credit cards along with the company's iconic charge card.
When leaders of the Delta Division of Kroger kicked off the $5 million renovation of the chain's Whitehaven supermarket, some of the area's community and business leaders were looking beyond the store's parking lot.
The sold-out Grizzlies-Spurs playoff game Saturday, May 25, at FedExForum will be seen on several large outdoor LED screens in the Downtown area including Beale Street.
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. announced the plans for the outdoor public viewings Thursday afternoon.
The Memphis Grizzlies-San Antonio Spurs basketball playoff game at FedExForum Saturday, May 25, is sold out.
But the game will be broadcast on big LED television screens a block away in Handy Park, in the Beale Street entertainment district.
The first elected official to drop hints about a Cooper-Young parking garage was Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr., who is frequently seen in the restaurants in the district on Saturday mornings or mid-afternoon.
Pam and Tom Cooper are the co-founders of Boosterville, a Memphis-based startup with an app that helps school fundraisers raise money by connecting them with local businesses.
Before the Grizzlies began their first-round playoff series with the Clippers in Los Angeles, Dennis Flanagan looked ahead to Game 3, which was to be played on Thursday night, April 25, in Memphis.
Over the last four years, the next chapter in the development of Beale Street has been a stop-and-go affair. First would come announcements followed by silence from official channels.
Along with that silence, though, was quiet activity on the side, a movement that culminated with the March announcement of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.'s strategic planning committee's report, "A Framework for Beale Street."
New Ballet Ensemble will present Springloaded Friday, April 12, through Sunday, April 14, at Playhouse on the Square, 66 S. Cooper St. The annual event fuses ballet, contemporary and urban dance with works by local and guest choreographers. Visit nbespringloaded13.eventbrite.com for times and tickets.
New Ballet Ensemble will present Springloaded Friday, April 12, through Sunday, April 14, at Playhouse on the Square, 66 S. Cooper St. The annual event fuses ballet, contemporary and urban dance, with works by local and guest choreographers. Visit nbespringloaded13.eventbrite.com for times and tickets.
CBIZ Security & Advisory Services LLC has expanded its payment data security service offering by obtaining the Qualified Security Assessor certification from the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council.
Whatever comes next for the Beale Street entertainment district, the city of Memphis isn't likely to turn over the three blocks of real estate for several decades to a developer and the nonprofit middleman, Beale Street Development Corp.
A strategic planning committee on the future of the Beale Street entertainment district has recommended to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. a new nonprofit foundation to serve as the purveyor of the street's culture and history.
Mortgage activity in Shelby County began 2013 by shifting into a higher gear, but someone tapped the brakes in February.
Total mortgage volume countywide had started the year showing double-digit percentage growth over the same period one year earlier. But in February, volume was up just 1 percent over the same month in 2012.
Six new teams have been lined up for the 2013 Seed Hatchery cohort.
Seed Hatchery is Memphis' high-growth tech startup accelerator and puts entrepreneurs through a 90-day boot camp, with a crash course in customer discovery, business development, go-to-market strategies and investor pitches. And this year's cohort marks the third collection of founders to go through the program.
A federal bankruptcy court judge has adopted a settlement on the bankruptcy case involving control of the Beale Street Entertainment District.
But all sides in the legal action will be reading the fine print of the coming written court order carefully as one part of the long-running legal drama over the storied district nears an end.
Shelby County's mortgage market made decent strides during the past 12 months, posting gains over 2011 and foreshadowing a healthy 2013.
Banks and mortgage lenders made 8,028 purchase mortgages in Shelby County during 2012, a 17 percent improvement from the 6,862 mortgages during 2011, according to the latest data from real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.
Historically, December isn't the kindest month to Downtown Memphis' economy. That's compared to the summer months, when Beale Street and its surrounding areas are bustling with people visiting attractions, dining at restaurants and spending money on retail items.
NEW YORK (AP) – Black Friday was no match for Sandy.
Major retailers such as Kohl's, Target and Macy's on Thursday reported weak sales in November as a strong start to the holiday shopping season – including a good showing on the day after Thanksgiving – wasn't enough to fully offset the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy earlier in the month.
Collierville has lost an avenue. The town's 60-acre "lifestyle center" – the largest in the Memphis metropolitan area – has changed its name as part of a transition started this spring, when Memphis-based Poag Lifestyle Centers bought what then was known as The Avenue Collierville.
A trendy Vernon, Calif.-based retailer has inked its first Tennessee location in Austin Peay Plaza.
Gen X Clothing Inc. signed a 35,000-square-foot lease at 3252 Austin Peay Highway. The space was formerly occupied by Big Lots.
Each year, a Chicago firm called Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. publishes a tongue-in-cheek report on the nation's lost productivity during March Madness.
NEW YORK (AP) – A group of retailers and trade groups has launched a last-ditch effort to stop a settlement worth at least $6 billion that Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and major banks have agreed to pay retailers for alleged fee fixing.
NEW YORK (AP) – Wal-Mart is accelerating the expansion of small stores, particularly its Neighborhood Market stores, as it looks to compete with a variety of rivals from dollar stores to drug chains.
Mistletoe Merchants will be held Friday, Oct. 5, through Sunday, Oct. 7, at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. Visit themarketshows.com.
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans may have slowed their spending in September after splurging during the start of the busy back-to-school shopping season in the month before. But most importantly, they were still spending.
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans are expected to spend more during what's traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they're not exactly ready to shop 'til they drop like they have been in the past two years.
NEW YORK (AP) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Friday it expects to hire more than 50,000 people this holiday season and will be offering more hours to its existing employees.
The Federalist Society Memphis Lawyers' Chapter and University of Memphis Law Students' Chapter will present a free Constitution Day program Monday, Sept. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 1 N. Front St. Pepperdine University professor Dr. Gordon Lloyd will speak. R.S.V.P. to Greg Grisham at email@example.com or 462-2616.
After wrapping up a decent back-to-school shopping season, merchants are expected to see healthy sales gains for the critical winter holidays, though the pace should be slightly below last year, according to one of the first forecasts issued for the holiday sales season.


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TAMPA, FL – United Soccer Leagues announced the USL First Division and USL Second Division Team of the Week honors Tuesday for Week 9 of the season, honoring Rochester's Mauricio Salles and Richmond's Mike Burke as the Players of the Week, respectively. Sitting in last place, the Rochester Rhinos advanced two positions in the table with a stunning 3-0 victory over the league-leading Vancouver Whitecaps with Mauricio Salles playing a part in all three strikes. With much of the play bogged down in the midfield throughout the first half, Rochester had the majority of chances. The first came in the 10th minute when Mauricio Salles put a head on a cross from Danny Earls but Vancouver goalkeeper Jay Nolly came up with a big diving save on the line. The Rhinos were looking to get on the board in 27th minute but Tiger Fitzpatrick put his 30-yard shot over the top, again just missing giving the Rhinos the lead. Rochester broke through five minutes later on a 20 yard shot from Salles, which was deflected over a helpless Nolly for a 1-0 advantage. Salles was at it again minutes later with two shots from close range but the Vancouver 'keeper came up huge to keep his team close. Rhinos keeper Scott Vallow kept his team on top with two big saves in the 38th and then again in 43rd on close range efforts from Eduardo Sebrango and Steve Kindel. Midfielder Ze Roberto almost put Rochester up two right before the half, but his shot rang off the crossbar and into the crowd. Rochester came out flying in the second half when Johnny Menyongar scored 11 seconds into the half, making the score 2-0, off a long ball from Vallow to Salles, who flicked it over to Menyongar to beat Nolly with a blistering volley from 10 yards out, sending the Rhinos bench and their rowdy fans into celebration. Salles kept the party alive by scoring his second goal of the match in the 62nd minute after beating the offsides trap from a chip from Roberto, who had two assists in the match, and then Salles did the rest of the work by beating the keeper with a nicely placed shot to make the score 3-0. Both teams were down to 10 men after Rochester's John Ball received a straight red in the 65th minute but neither team could take advantage of the extra space. Salles almost completed the hat trick in the 81st minute but his shot was tipped over the bar before being subbed off the field to a standing ovation. Tied 1-1 against Bermuda, Kickers midfielder Mike Burke came back from injury to help lead Richmond to victory in the second half of their encounter with the Hogges, finishing with a 4-1 win. With storms in the area, a lightning delay was called in the 39th minute, forcing both teams to the locker rooms for nearly one hour. The storms gave way to a flurry of goals after the second half restart when Burke entered the game, coming back into the lineup after recovering from a cracked rib. Burke made an immediate impact on the run of play, adding two assists back-to-back. His first occurred in the 49th minute when Evan Harding played a long cross, past the far post, which looked destined to cross the end line. Burke flicked the ball across the goalmouth to Bulow, inches from the target. Bulow tapped the ball past the goalkeeper, who off his mark and into the open net. The tally gave the Kickers much needed momentum, leading to their next goal six minutes later. This time, it was Burke again when he played a free kick over the defense, finding McEachron at the six yard box. There was little Burgess could do to defend the header from McEachron, who hit the back of the net to put the home team up 3-1. Soon after, Burke looked dangerous again when Pascale cleared the ball through the midfield. Burke carried the ball forward, dodging defenders across the top of the box. He struck a low ball through the defense but it glanced off a defender and Burgess smothered it for the save.


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Here, have a flower.
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Gaze into the eye of the bee, and the colony gazes into you. This is not honeycomb, but the individual components (ommatidia) of a bee's compound eye.
Full credit here is by Janice Carr (photo credit) and Connie Flowers, Pamela Munn (content provider), found on Asknature.org.
Nikon (through Wired) presents some of the most amazing windows onto the microscopic world ever seen:
Super-close-ups of garlic, snail fossils, stinging nettle, bat embryos, bone cancer and a ladybug are among the top images this year. The first place winner (above) shows the blood-brain barrier in a living zebrafish embryo, which Nikon believes […]
Is it cute?
It's a tardigrade, also known as a water bear. That's a cute name. And they're tiny, too, which is part of cuteness, usually. Less than a millimeter long.
But they're also durable. You can zap them with gamma rays like the Hulk or send them through space […]
Dark field microscopy is the art of using indirect light to illuminate specimens under your microscope lens; because the light is indirect, it doesn't shine into the microscope, and the specimen appears to be floating brilliantly against a night-black background.
Image via Wikimedia Commons, on which Uwe Kils has quite a few […]
Happy blood. April fool blood. Pancreas blood. Turning sweetness to pep blood. Smiling blood.
Very, very enlarged blood.
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A bouquet of flowers, and one of the deadliest poisons known to humankind.
From the image's Wikimedia Commons page:
Pollen from a variety of common plants: sunflower (Helianthus annuus), morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea), hollyhock (Sildalcea malviflora), lily (Lilium auratum), primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) and castor bean (Ricinus communis).
Hollyhocks and morning glories are […]
From the mustachioed microscope-gazer who gave us the method (for staining specimens), the receptor (inside our tendons) and the bodies (inside our cells) comes a hypnotic look inside a dog's nose.
As cited on Scientific Illustration (where I found this):
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U.S. Airlines Now The World's Most Profitable
Monday, May 26, 2014
(Undated) -- U.S. airlines are once again the most profitable in the world. Delta now holds the top spot for operating income and market value, according to data collected and analyzed by Bloomberg. American, United and Southwest have also blown past their foreign competitors. The turnaround happened rather quickly. As recently as five years ago, companies like Singapore and Lufthansa dominated airline profitability.


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Major emerging European markets sank in the third quarter as the situation in Ukraine remained unstable, regional growth faltered, and neighboring eurozone economies weakened. In dollar terms, Russian stocks tumbled 15% as investors shunned Russian assets in response to the ongoing Ukraine crisis and international sanctions. The ruble repeatedly fell to record lows over the quarter. Turkish stocks fell almost 12% as the lira weakened and investors worried about the possible impact of higher U.S. interest rates on its economy next year. Shares in Greece dropped 20%. In central Eastern Europe, stocks in the Czech Republic advanced 5%, but Polish shares fell 2%.
The Emerging Europe Fund returned −13.23% in the quarter compared with −12.15% for the MSCI Emerging Markets Europe Index and −3.42% for the Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average. For the 12 months ended September 30, 2014, the fund returned −15.82% versus −13.03% for the MSCI Emerging Markets Europe Index and 4.80% for the Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Average. The fund's average annual total returns were −15.82%, 1.04%, and 5.22% for the 1-, 5-, and 10-year periods, respectively, as of September 30, 2014. The fund's expense ratio was 1.47% as of its fiscal year ended October 31, 2013.
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The fund's relative performance was hurt by lack of exposure to the Czech market and relatively low exposure to Poland. We have been underweighting central Eastern Europe due to relatively weak regional macroeconomic fundamentals. Our stock selection in Russia and an underweight to Greece helped relative results a little. During the quarter, we reduced exposure to Russia, but it remains our largest country allocation. Our Russian investments are either not on the U.S. sanctions list or are not being targeted directly with sanctions. In Turkey, banks are our core holdings.
We are cautious about near-term prospects for emerging Europe. A rapid resolution to the situation in Ukraine seems unlikely, and the Russian economy will probably weaken or stagnate, especially with the risk of additional sanctions. However, the country's fiscal and external accounts should get a boost from weaker ruble. Turkey is a major oil importer and should benefit somewhat from falling oil prices, as well as from additional interest rate reductions intended to spur growth. However, inflation is already high and could increase if rates fall too fast. We continue to monitor regional developments closely, and we are incrementally adding to our high-conviction stocks at the expense of those that we believe are at risk of international sanctions.


text: You all may have already done this at some time but I was thinking it would be fun to go to the pet store, find a bag (or bags) of dog food that equals the amount of weight you have lost and take a picture. We could post the pictures to this thread. Even keep a series of pictures (two lb box of food up to 100 lb bag). I started thinking about this because I was thinking of carrying 100 lbs and then I thought I should go to the pet store and try to lift (and carry) 50 lbs of dog food. I know from experience that it is difficult to do and I'm carrying 100 lbs right now! I haven't lost anything yet but when I do I'll start posting the pictures...even if it is me holding a 2 lb box of doggie treats :^:


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Olympics: Japan's Hanyu stars as Plushenko bows out
Published on Feb 14, 2014 5:46 AM
SOCHI, Russia (AFP) - Japanese star Yuzuru Hanyu gave a stunning display to put him on the road to Olympic gold as Russian veteran Yevgeny Plushenko called time on his long career after withdrawing injured from the Sochi Games.
In a dramatic night of action at the Iceberg Skating Palace 19-year-old Hanyu set a new world record score in the men's short programme to open up a 3.93-point lead on three-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada.
Two-time gold Olympic medallist Plushenko had earlier stunned the crowd when he withdrew before he competed complaining of a recurring back injury.
"Amateur sport is finished for me. Maybe not in the way that I wanted. But I leave with a gold medal, that is also great," the 31-year-old said.
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Watercraft propelled by steam; more narrowly, a shallow-draft paddle-wheel steamboat widely used on rivers in the 19th century, particularly the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Though U.S. experiments with steam-powered boats began in 1787, the first regular steamboat service, operating on the Mississippi, was not established until 1812. Until c. 1870 the steamboat dominated the economy, agriculture, and commerce of the middle of the U.S. Because the paddle wheel created turbulence that eroded the banks of narrow channels, river steamboats worked best on broad rivers. The first ocean voyage of a steamboat occurred along the eastern coast of the U.S. in 1809, and Europeans soon developed steamboats capable of crossing Europe's stormy, narrow seas. The first transatlantic steamboat journey was made by the Savannah in 1819, and the first commercial shipping line, the Cunard Line (see Samuel Cunard), was established in 1840. The screw propeller replaced the paddle wheel in oceanic steamers in the later 19th century. See also ocean liner. Steamers Robert E. Lee and the Natchez in the race from New Orleans to St. Louis, —BBC Hulton Picture Library
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7 So again Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. | 7 Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. |
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34 "Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.' | 34 The fact that God raised him from the dead, never to decay, is stated in these words: " 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.' |
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Stephanie was the last person you would expect to join the Army. The absolute last person. You can ask anyone who knew her growing up and they would all say she seemed destined for the most hippie college you could think of.
We became friends through Girl Scouts and stayed best friends for years after. She was the dynamic, personable one and I was like a shy, muted version of her. Or I wished I was a muted version of her — being anything like Stephanie at all would have made me happy. Keep reading »


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quote:THEY ARE GOING TO BEAT US IF WE DONT STEP UP AS FANS!!!1!


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bad blood - an aidan mix by theboyinthecorner
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A friend, who is a collector of old books, acquired an old Bible (1849) that had a card in it that read: IN MEMORY OF JACOB KITCH LATE OF Co. E, 200 Reg., Pa. Vol. DIED JUNE 3RD, 1915. Unfortunately the Bible does not have any written lineage. It is inscribed: "To: My Mother. From: Your Daughter" With an 1852 date. The Bible does include two pictures, one of a young girl and other of a young lady. Neither have any ID but one was a professional photo taken by a photographer in Carlisle, PA. If you have interest please contact me direct as I do not monitor this board.
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By LIsasasa on 09/15/12 at 10:10 am
I managed to do it with twins, it hurt like hell but totally worth it, I don't know why but.. yeah.
Birth experiences, of course, can be different for everyone. Some women react differently to pain, some women have more support from a coach, and some women have faster labors than others, but natural childbirth doesn't necessarily equal easy childbirth. Women that chose to try natural childbirth face the same obstacles as other women, but with education and preparation, it can be done. Yes, you might hear stories from some that describe contractions as not too bad or that describe their childbirth as easy. But, you will also find women who were determined and persevered through very long arduous labors and still had an unmedicated childbirth despite the fact that it wasn't easy.
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By LIsasasa on 09/15/12 at 10:10 am
I managed to do it with twins, it hurt like hell but totally worth it, I don't know why but.. yeah.
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First birth was c section, second was natural. I did not have a choice with either one, just glad I had a healthy baby each time and I think that is the ...
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What's wrong with natural childbirth?
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I have never heard or read anything trying to scare moms into a natural childbirth. It has always been the other way around. Usually the severe risks ar ...
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As the article (briefly, in a nod towards accuracy)stated...these possibilities are extremely rare. If you use them to discount getting an epidural, you ...
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Crown FM-1 Digital FM Tuner. This was a top-line tuner and is very similar to McIntosh MR-80. Audiogon blue book used value = $380.
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James Cameron's Avatar Hello, I'm a big fan of James Cameron and it's fair to say that he's been off the mainstream screen for far too long. I was reading a small article on this in SFx the other day that stated that JC's new film is estimated to cost over 200 Million dollars. What!!! It did say that most of this was in developing the appropriate technology to make the film. Does anyone know anything about this film? Specifically, what kind of technology is being developed? Also, with the economy not doing too well at the moment and swine flu, does anyone else think that this kind of money is a little too profligate for a movie?
Re: James Cameron's Avatar If the taxpayer isn't paying for the development costs, and his investors are happy to support the work, I don't see that it's anyone else's concern how much he spends on any film - presumably they think they'll get it back at the box-office...
Re: James Cameron's Avatar Titanic was fairly awful, but I think this is going to be great. It's interesting that with Star Trek Terminator Salvation forming the current zeitgeist nobody is talking about Avatar. Come the end of the summer you know the publicity machine will go into overdrive.
Re: James Cameron's Avatar The movie will be in 3D. And I'm hoping it will not be like the underwhelming eyestrain 3D that was Monsters v/s Aliens.
Well it was just announced that James Cameron (Titanic) is making a science fiction movie called Avatar. The premise of the movie is there are 10' tall blue elves (they look like WOW characters) who inhabit this planet and humans are taking over and generally acting nasty. The humans have all the latest weapons and equipment and the elves have nothing more than bows to fight back. A paraplegic Marine undergoes some sort of genetic modification that turns him into an elf, so I'm not sure how that works out for him. It could be good but it might be very, very bad.
I've just read a press report which states that Paramount intend all their offerings in 2010 to be in 3D. Frankly, I've never understood this obsession with 3D. To draw an analogy, in art - charcoal, oils, watercolours etc. etc. In other words the right tool for the right job. As for Avatar....well... Cameron created the truly horrific Titanic so I'm expecting lots of whizzbang flashing lights and big noises, but any substance to be cliched and cringeworthy. Storyline sounds like Dances With Wolves in space.
Based on the comments I saw posted, there is a lot of hostility towards this movie. People are complaining that it is yet another "evil white man oppresses the innocent natives" movie.
There is no such thing as a bad James Cameron movie, I think that does not even exist in the movie industry. This is going to be good
No, it's an 'advanced culture' exploiting the land of what they consider to be a more 'primitive culture.' (Romans anyone?) As to the exact storyline of the film, I haven't read anything, as I want to enjoy the film as is. As for the "evil white man oppresses the innocent natives" folks who think that need to get rid of the chip on their shoulder, and grow up, everything is not "getting" at them, or about them. For many western culture/way of life is very unimportant
Having just seen the trailer I will defiantly go and see it, not only for the development of the genre through out but to see the beauty of the story becoming reality through graphics and digital art. Its the next step and all sci fi/ fantasy films will have to live up whatever this sets as a new benchmark. Evidently the progression of 3D will make it a superb watch whatever but to me its the war of technology against, what is essentially nature which will be awesome to see develop! Saying that it could be awful, but i'm being positive!
Looks great. I heard Cameron has been working on this for almost a decade or something. Apparently he released an 21 minute sneak peek in IMAX/3D, which is the format it's supposed to be seen in and the reviews were out of this world. For those looking for the teaser, here it is: Apple - Trailers - James Cameron's Avatar
I watched the trailer provided on YouTube. I really don't know about this one! I actually agree with the comparison made regarding the Native Americans as that is what came to mind on seeing the 'look' of the aliens (their blue colour aside LOL). Especially on the last frames that I watched with 2 of then embracing, the male definately looked 'last of the mohican' like. Of course this doesn't mean the aliens will have any other traits of the Native American Indians. The action looked very good, but I also worry that the overly CGI look to it may tarnish my enjoyment of the film. Of course my comments on a small trailer of a film that hasn't even been released yet, and with me watching it in it's non-3D glory may be totally incorrect. It could end up blowing me away. I hope so, as so much hope for a new era of film seems to have been placed on this movie.
Should be a decent 'spectacle' visually speaking, although like Foxbat I'm not sold on this being the whole "future of cinema" idea - it's just a new toy which I'm sure some directors will love and some will hate. As so far as the movie itself goes, I don't think he undergoes genetic enhancement, my understanding was that his consciousness is transferred into a cloned replica of the aliens. Perhaps to act as a fifth column and undermine the enemy from within. Anyway the Dances with Wolves analogy may be pretty apt as it seems that the main character quickly goes 'native' to assist the aliens against his own kind. My main reservation so far is the CGI - the aliens appear very videogamey and about as fake as most of the Star Wars prequels. So there may be an advancement in 3D camerawork going on but there's no leap in the CGI so far as I can see. Needs to be judged on the final film though as trailers can be very misleading.
Winters Sorrow - Have you heard of the "Uncanny Valley"? Its a term that describes 3D animated characters that don't look quite real when they move and talk, just look at Beowulf and Final Fantasy - Spirits Within and other show like the Mummy 2 when the Skorpion King turns into a CG skorpion. Cameron has apparently found a way to bridge that uncanny valley and make the characters look and move like they would in the real world. That is a massive feat on its own.